
Craft Hub October 2024
Textile Sale. We currently have stocks of fabric, wool, buttons, cottons and craft supplies at affordable prices.

Textile Sale. We currently have stocks of fabric, wool, buttons, cottons and craft supplies at affordable prices.

Helping unwanted craft materials get passed on! ⦁ Free help to learn how to make things! ⦁ Craft goodies at exceptionally low prices ⦁ Packs of craft materials with patterns ⦁ Wool, fabrics, zips and buttons available. ⦁ Suitable for all It’s green and it saves you money! TEA/COFFEE/BISCUITS/CAKE (£1 donation) More info : 01376 323280 or info@braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk PS…We can re-home any crafty bits which need re-homing!

With David Pasfield. Saturday 30th November 2024, 9.30am-4pm. Please aim to arrive at around 9am to set up your equipment. At Braintree Community Centre. Class fee: £48 payable in advance. Materials: No additional materials cost. £48 for this full day workshop, payable in advance Free refreshments provided, but bring or buy your own lunch Please check the class details for the equipment and materials list Using an underpainting technique to apply a first impression painting followed by texture build-up using a palette knife with heavy body acrylics in an impasto style. Equipment & Materials Acrylic paints […]

With Karen Odinga. Explore patchwork techniques in combination with getting to know your sewing machine in this fun class. Start learning what your machine can do as well as create useful patchwork projects. Suitable for absolute beginners. The cost will be £15 a session on Wednesday evenings, 7 - 9pm (£90 to be paid upfront). The class will start on January 15th, 2025, and will be every 2 weeks: 15th & 29th January 12th & 26th February 12th & 26th March Materials to bring to the class: Sewing machine with all attachments, accessories and extension lead if you have […]

With Bianca Garcia. Book a place on our Lino Printmaking Workshop where you can create your own Lino stamp and print your own design. 21st February 2025, 9.30am – 3pm. £30 pp (£10 non-refundable deposit to secure space) Whether you are a beginner or someone who has dabbled in printmaking before and wants a refresher. Using traditional Lino cutting techniques, you will learn how to create your own Lino printing block. You will keep the Lino block for many more prints you may want to make at home. Although it is not necessary, do feel free to bring with you […]

With David Pasfield. Using an underpainting technique to apply a first impression painting followed by texture build-up using a palette knife with heavy body acrylics in an impasto style. Free up your painting style, being bold and not worrying about detail. Free refreshments provided, but bring or buy your own lunch Please check the class details for the equipment and materials list Materials: No additional materials cost Equipment & Materials Acrylic paints – vibrant colours Heavy duty Impasto Gel MDF or hardboard (pre-primed with white gesso). You can also use canvasses or canvas board. (Size should be at least 50x50 […]

Suitable for Beginners £15 a session (10am – 1pm) Join us each month to create projects using various patchwork techniques, whilst gaining new skills along the way; the sessions are for both Sewing Machine & Handwork. ──── Saturday 15th March Easy Dresden Plate Fan Block Motif ──── April Spring Break No Class ──── Saturday 17th May Stained Glass Patchwork ──── June -TBC ──── Summer Break No Class

With David Pasfield. Using an underpainting technique to apply a first impression painting followed by texture build-up using a palette knife with heavy body acrylics in an impasto style. Free up your painting style, being bold and not worrying about detail. Free refreshments provided, but bring or buy your own lunch Please check the class details for the equipment and materials list Materials: No additional materials cost Equipment & Materials Acrylic paints – vibrant colours Heavy duty Impasto Gel MDF or hardboard (pre-primed with white gesso). You can also use canvasses or canvas board. (Size should be at least 50x50 […]

**All levels welcome** with Bianca Garcia 11th April 2025, 9.30am – 3pm £30 per person (£10 non-refundable deposit to secure space) Due to popular demand, Bianca will be running an Intermediate/Advanced Lino Printmaking Workshop where you can create your own Lino stamp and print your own design (All levels are welcome). You will be using traditional Lino cutting techniques, including isolation, negative space and layering for multi-coloured printing, you will learn how to create your own Lino printing block which you can keep for many more prints you may want to make at home. Although it is not necessary, […]

With David Pasfield. Using an underpainting technique to apply a first impression painting followed by texture build-up using a palette knife with heavy body acrylics in an impasto style. Free up your painting style, being bold and not worrying about detail. Free refreshments provided, but bring or buy your own lunch Please check the class details for the equipment and materials list Materials: No additional materials cost Equipment & Materials Acrylic paints – vibrant colours Heavy duty Impasto Gel MDF or hardboard (pre-primed with white gesso). You can also use canvasses or canvas board. (Size should be at least 50x50 […]
Limited parking to the side and rear of the centre. Wheelchair access is available at the front of the Centre.
Class fees are payable on the day at reception on arrival. Workshop fees must be paid 2 weeks before, either in person or by phone unless otherwise stated.